My Father’s Shadow (M)
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Director: Akinola Davies Jr.
Cast: Sọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Chibuike Egbo, Godwin Egbo
Classification: M – Mature themes
Country: Nigeria, UK, Ireland
Genre: Drama
Language: English, Yoruba, English subtitles
Runtime: 94 mins
My Father’s Shadow
Folarin rarely sees his sons, but as Nigeria’s capital descends into chaos amid the 1993 election crisis, he takes his boys across the city to recover long-overdue pay. What begins as a chaotic journey through a city on edge becomes a chance for the boys to reconnect with their father, as they learn more about the man they look up to despite being estranged from him.
For Folarin, a day with his sons reveals there is more to fatherhood than simply providing for his family, and that emotional connection matters just as much. Winner of Cannes’ Camera d’Or Special Mention, My Father’s Shadow blends personal memory with national history in a tender portrait of a family under pressure.
Winner | Cannes Film Festival – Camera d’Or Special Mention
Winner | International Film Festival of India – Special Jury Award
Winner| British Independent Film Awards – Best Director
Winner | Seville European Film Festival – Rampa Award
Winner | Gotham Independent Film Awards – Breakthrough Director, Outstanding Lead Performance
12x Nominee | British Independent Film Awards
“It is a rich, heartfelt and rewarding movie.”
– The Guardian
“Personal and political, this is a tender and spellbinding depiction of family in fraught times.”
– Empire Magazine
“It quietly marries personal and national histories, offering a deceptively sprawling portrait of Lagos, a family and the fragile, frantic ways people try to hold on against tyranny.”
– The Irish Times
Ticket Prices
Full: $19
Conc/Student: $17
Under 18: $12
BREC CineSaver Pass
One Pass, Five Entries
Full: $85
Concession/Student: $75
For the best value on your cinema tickets, purchase a BREC CineSaver Pass, valid for 5 entries to any BREC International Film Festival screening in Winter 2026!
BREC CineSaver Passes can be purchased online, or via the BREC Box Office on 1300 661 272.
Use your 7-digit pass number to pre-book film screenings online – OR – present the printed or digital pass for scanning at the door of the film screening you wish to attend; attendance is subject to capacity availability
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